A relatively painless 14-hour flight away from Sydney (and a short Uber drive from LAX airport), you’ll find the relaxed seaside city of Santa Monica. Set along a beautiful stretch of coastline, just south of Malibu and north of Venice, it’s the perfect mix of a laid-back Californian beach town with traces of old-school Hollywood glamour and Riviera-style elegance. It’s exactly how it seems in the movies: relaxed, peaceful and naturally beautiful.
– COSMOPOLITAN Australia, October 2018